The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of
legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 227 Original 2020 Regular Session Price
Present law (Ch.C. Art. 603) provides definitions of "abuse" and "commercial sexual exploitation".
Proposed law changes present law to incorporate into the definition of abuse allegations of grounds
that a child is in need of care.
Present law (Ch.C. Art. 680) provides for the evidence a court shall consider at a child in need of
care disposition hearing.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally provides for the due process rights of the parties
at a child in need of care disposition hearing.
Present law (Ch.C. Arts. 1022 and 1226) requires service on nonresident parents to be made by
registered mail.
Proposed law retains present law and also authorizes service on nonresident parents to be made by
certified mail.
Present law (R.S. 13:1139 and 1587.1(C), R.S. 15:1082, 1098.1(A), and 1099.1, R.S. 24:175(B) and
176(B), R.S. 44:3(A)(6), and R.S. 46:1251(B), 1901(B), 2411, and 2417(C)) refers to the Code of
Juvenile Procedure.
Proposed law updates outdated references to the Code of Juvenile Procedure with correct references
to the Children's Code.
Present law (Ch.C. Art. 606) sets forth the grounds for a child to be determined to be in need of care.
Proposed law repeals some of the grounds under present law as duplicative of the definition of
"abuse" and directs the Law Institute to print an explanatory Comment.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 603(2)(e), 680, 1022, and 1226, R.S. 13:1139 and 1587.1(C), R.S. 15:1082,
1098.1(A), and 1099.1, R.S. 24:175(B) and 176(B), R.S. 44:3(A)(6), and R.S. 46:1251(B), 1901(B),
2411, and 2417(C); repeals Ch.C. Art. 606(A)(6), (7), and (8))